Technical Manager
UK
The median Technical Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 395 | 366 | 587 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | +221 | -50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Manager | 333 | 737 | 415 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.60% | 0.71% | 0.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.66% | 0.75% | 0.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 126 | 586 | 323 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £41,250 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £46,563 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -15.38% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £74,861 | £66,188 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,625 | £80,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -16.67% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Technical Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Technical Manager.
Technical Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Manager over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Technical Manager
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -54 | 313 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 359 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 252 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 168 |
| North of England | +52 | 168 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 31 |
| Yorkshire | +126 | 143 | £65,000 | +36.84% | 18 |
| London | +6 | 62 | £72,500 | +3.97% | 196 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 53 | £66,250 | +15.22% | 131 |
| South East | -23 | 44 | £53,750 | +2.38% | 61 |
| North West | -61 | 23 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 12 |
| Midlands | -27 | 16 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 15 |
| East of England | +16 | 14 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 27 |
| South West | +48 | 9 | £58,750 | +17.50% | 27 |
| West Midlands | -14 | 9 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 10 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 6 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | +113 | 2 | £95,000 | +111.11% | 5 |
| North East | +43 | 1 | £65,000 | +18.18% | 2 |
| Wales | +31 | 1 | £71,500 | +16.73% | 1 |
Technical Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Technical Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Technical Manager in the job title.
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Technical Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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